Tamil Nadu had filed a counter affidavit, urging the Supreme Court that Karnataka should not be heard till it complied with the directives of the apex court as well as the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT).

The Supreme Court also asked the Centre to convene meetings of the Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka on the contentious release of Cauvery river waters.

Last week, the Karnataka Assembly unanimously passed a resolution to save the Cauvery river water for drinking purposes only due to an acute crisis arising out of deficit monsoon rains.

The resolution implied that the state is not in a position to comply with the Supreme Court order to release 6,000 cusecs of water daily to Tamil Nadu for a week.

The Cauvery Supervisory Committee on September 19 asked Karnataka to release 3,000 cusecs per day from September 21 to 30, but the apex court on September 20 doubled the quantum to 6,000 cusecs from September 21-27 after Tamil Nadu pressed for more water to save its samba paddy crop.

MUST RESPECT SENTIMENTS OF PEOPLE: DIGVIJAYA SINGH

Digvijaya Singh expressed his views on the Supreme Court's latest order saying that the sentiments of people should also be respected. He added that as per the policy, the Karnataka government shall comply by the order. "The party is yet to review it as we need to discuss the same with senior advocate - Fali Sam Nariman for a comprehensive view," said Singh.

Conveying Congress' support behind the government of Karnataka, Singh added that they will also appeal to the Tamil Nadu officials to look into the matter of water availability.

Our national water policy prioritises water for drinking, release order does not become an immediate law, said Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah. He also blamed Jagadish Shettar for politicising the matter.